Saturday, August 7, 2010

Mizoram Chief Minister hails YMCA for organizing World Peace Day Function

Aizawl: The Chief Minsiter Pu Lal Thanhawla graced the 23rd Aizawl YMCA General Conference and also the World Peace Day 2010 organized by YMCA at I & PR Auditorium.

Praising the efforts of the YMCA in organizing the World Peace Day 2010 which memorialises the dropping of atomic bombs in Hiroshima on that infamous day of 6th August 1945 and he said that trouble brews in various parts of the world due to greed, hunger for power and the disregard for the basic goodness of human nature.

Recalling the insurgent years, he pointed that Mizoram did face a lot of hurdles before peace and tranquility could prevail in the State and added that peace could triumph only due to the concerted efforts of the church, the people and the Government. Further he added that at no cost will the Government tolerate any attempt to disturb peace in the state. He called upon the people to bear in mind the spirit of peace and tranquility and work towards promoting peace and harmony in Mizoram always.

Pu Lal Thanhawla stressed the importance of hard work, honesty and dedication and urged the people to work for the progress and prosperity of Mizoram.

President of Aizawl YMCA and Transport Minister Pu. P .C. Zoram Sangliana presided over the first session of the programme, where Honorary General Secretary, Er. K Lalsawmvela gave a report and spoke about the World Peace Day. In the afternoon, the new leaders of Aizawl YMCA for the year 2010 - 2011- PC Zoram Sangliana, K Lalsawmvela, Zoliana Royte, Dr. Zohmangaiha, ZH Ropuia, Vanlalnghaka, P Lalthangzauva, Zohmingliana Colney, C Lalkhawliana, RZ Thanga, Rini Tochhawng and Dorothy Laldinpuii were elected.

Aizawl YMCA was established in 1922 by Pu Lalliana and Lt. Sapliana and was revived in 1981 by Brig. T. Sailo, the former Chief Minister of Mizoram. Presently it has 133 life members and 199 annual members.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Myanmar military ruler of to meet Manmohan Singh today

General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta, who is presently on a five-day state visit to India, will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
According to sources, the two countries are set to ink a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to combat transnational organised crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling of arms and explosives.
A slew of pacts on boosting Indian investment in the energy, transport and infrastructure sectors is also expected to be signed after delegation-level talks.
India is likely to announce grants and lines of credit for developing power, road, railway and cross-border connectivity projects with Myanmar along the 1,645 km border between the two countries, sources said.
Shwe will also meet Vice President Hamid Ansari, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj.
His visit comes at a time when there has been growing criticism by the West of the ruling Junta which says it will hold elections this year but has disqualified Aung San Suu Kyi from contesting.
Shwe would leave for Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Daw on Thursday.
General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta, who is presently on a five-day state visit to India, will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
According to sources, the two countries are set to ink a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to combat transnational organised crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling of arms and explosives.
A slew of pacts on boosting Indian investment in the energy, transport and infrastructure sectors is also expected to be signed after delegation-level talks.
India is likely to announce grants and lines of credit for developing power, road, railway and cross-border connectivity projects with Myanmar along the 1,645 km border between the two countries, sources said.
Shwe will also meet Vice President Hamid Ansari, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj.
His visit comes at a time when there has been growing criticism by the West of the ruling Junta which says it will hold elections this year but has disqualified Aung San Suu Kyi from contesting.
Shwe would leave for Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Daw on Thursday.

UIDAI Signs MoUs With Assam & Mizoram

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) signed Memorandums of Understand (MoUs) with the Governments of Assam  and Mizoram, detailing the implementation of the UID Project in the states, at it office in New Delhi this morning.


            The MoU with the Government of Assam  was signed between Mr. Davinder Kumar, DDG UIDAI and Mr. Subhash C. Das,
Principal Secretary, Assam in the presence   of Mr. R.S. Sharma, DG& MD, UIDAI.   The Chief Secretary of the Government of Mizoram, Mr. Vanhela Pachuau signed the MoU between UIDAI and  Mizoram.
            The Government of Assam has set up a State level Empowered Committee on UID under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister of Assam and  a State UID Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Assam to oversee the implementation of the UID project in the State.
            Mr. Sharma said, “the UIDAI is looking forward to close cooperation from the state governments to rollout Aadhaar (UID Number)”.
            The signed MoUs can be found on the UIDAI website: www.uidai.gov.in

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Mizoram rail project awaits nod

Projects Today reported that the Union Ministry of Railways has been submitted a Final Location Survey report for the proposed railway extension from Bairabi to Sairang in Mizoram.

Work on the 50.90 kilometers long project will commence once the ministry gives a green signal. The survey work was carried out by Rail India Technical & Economic Services. Tender for further work will be floated after the approval of the survey.

As per sources, the project may entail a cost of INR 1,000 crore.

'Sour' grapes to turn sweet for Mizo farmers soon

Aizawl, Jul 8 : Grape growers in Hnahlan and Champhai in eastern Mizoram would soon see the people of the state quench their thirst with the 'fruits of their labour'.

Wine produced from this grapes will be available hopefully by September this year in Mizoram which has been under a dry law for 13 long years.

Earlier, the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, imposed in the state on February 20, 1997, prevented the grapes from large-scale commercialisation even as the premium variety of Lubrusca grapes are most suitable for producing high quality and commercially viable wine. The Act was amended in April 2007, allowing the grapes to be processed into wine, containing 16 per cent alcohol. The grape wine will be branded as ''Zawlaidi'' which means love potion in Mizo language.

The grape cultivators had formed Grape Growers Society with district horticulture officer of Khawzawl as its managing director.

Two wineries had been set up by the society with logistical support from the government.

Vanlalruata Chenkual, managing director of the Grape Growers Society and Khawzal DHO has said each winery had the capacity of fermenting one lakh 650 ml bottles. The wine bottle would be labelled ''Not for sale outside Mizoram'', as it is expected that marketing the grape wine in the local market would be more profitable than exporting it.

The winemaking process will be monitored by experts from liquor major Shaw Wallace.

''To make the wine competitive and conform to international standards, experts from Shaw Wallace will train and guide the winemakers,'' Horticulture Director Samuel Rosanglura has said.

According to the sources, Hnahlan is expected to produce 8000 bottles of wine and Champhai 12,000 bottles. One bottle would be sold for Rs 150. Champhai Grape Growers Society has 325 families engaged in grape cultivation and harvested 478.5 quintals of grapes during FY10 and they expect to harvest 2,056 quintals during FY11. Hnahlan Grape Growers Society has 670 families of cultivators and their annual harvest during 2009-10 was 6916 quintals and expected 7910 quintals this year.

The grape cultivators believe that with its suitable climate and soil conditions, the region has the potential of becoming the largest grape producer in the country.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Toll in respiratory infection touches 27

Agartala, Jun 27 : The death toll in the week-long respiratory infection rose to 27 in the remote tribal Kangrai locality along the Mizoram-Tripura border in North Tripura.

Principal Secretary, Health, Y P Singh said here today that Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty accompanied specialist doctors to the village yesterday and camps had been arranged.

He said initial reports revealed that the causes of death were acute infection in the respiratory system and gastroenteritis. But he said only 14 deaths were recorded in the hospitals.

However, sources in the area stated that so far 57 people, including 26 children, had been admitted to several hospitals of the sub-division and the administration had sent blood samples of the affected people to Agartala for investigation.

Mr Singh, however, pointed out that there was a report of outbreak of water borne diseases in Autharamura foothills. But no deaths had been reported.

Meanwhile, Congress MLA Subal Bhowmik, who brought the matter to light, said, ''There are also incidences of spread of malaria in the villages. The health department did not take any proactive measure to contain the situation.''

Friday, June 11, 2010

National Press to Visit Mizoram

Aizawl: Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India intends to send a 10-member National Press team to study various on-going projects under centrally sponsored schemes such as PMGSY, NREGS, IAY, etc. in Mizoram.

The National Press Team will be touring Mizoram from June 14 -19, 2010, during which it will visit different villages and towns, where scheme projects under Rural Development, PWD, PHE departments are underway or have been succesfully completed. During their stay, Press Information Bureau (PIB) leh Rural Development Department officials will conduct and guide their tour.